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Free online touch typing speed test - wpm words per minute

Free online touch typing speed test - wpm words per minute

Dvorak Simplified Keyboard The modern Dvorak Simplified Keyboard (US layout) The Dvorak Simplified Keyboard ( i/d(ə)ˈvɔræk/ d-VOR-ak) is a keyboard layout patented in 1936 by Dr. August Dvorak and his brother-in-law, Dr. Overview[edit] The Dvorak layout was designed to replace the QWERTY keyboard layout (the de facto standard keyboard layout, so named for the starting letters in the top row). Many common letter combinations require awkward finger motions.Many common letter combinations require a finger to jump over the home row.Many common letter combinations are typed with one hand. Dvorak studied letter frequencies and the physiology of people's hands and created a layout to alleviate the problems he identified with the QWERTY layout. The Dvorak layout is intended for the English language. The layout was completed in 1932 and was granted U.S. History[edit] Dvorak and Dealey's objective was scientifically to design a keyboard to decrease typing errors, speed up typing, and lessen typer fatigue. Records[edit]

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